Young adults are more likely than older ones to make New Year’s resolutions for 2022, a recent survey showed.
According to a YouGov survey published this month, at least two out of five Americans under the age of 30 are planning to make a commitment about the New Year this 2022.
The survey showed that of the respondents who say ‘yes’ to making New Year’s resolutions, about 40 percent are under 30 while about 25 percent are aged 30-44.
About 18 percent among respondents aged 45-64 years old and 14 percent among respondents aged 65 and older share the same sentiment.
The most popular resolutions overall are related to health.
About 23 percent of Americans, according to the survey, are planning to make a commitment to live healthier, 20 percent will try to lose weight, 7 percent will exercise, 5 percent will stop smoking while 2 percent will reduce drinking.
About 21 percent said they will make resolutions on personal improvement or happiness, 11 percent said they will commit to improving relationships while 9 percent said they will commit to traveling next year.
About 16 percent will make resolutions related to career growth, while 13 percent will make resolutions about financial goals.
Nearly four in five of Americans making resolutions said they are very or somewhat confident they will be able to stick to them.
Overall, about 38 percent of Americans expect that their life will be better in 2022 than it was in 2021. 14 percent expect it to be worse.
Those who said they will be making New Year’s resolutions are more optimistic. The survey showed that 57 percent among them expect that their lives will be better in 2022 while 7 percent expect their lives to be worse.
The survey was conducted by YouGov using a nationally representative sample of 1,500 U.S. adult citizens interviewed online between December 12 and December 14.
Respondents were selected from YouGov’s opt-in panel to be representative of all U.S. citizens. The margin of error is approximately 3 percent for the overall sample.
